Suisha Inclusive Arts

Exhibition – Florin Nolan: A World in Bloom

Florin Nolan is an Irish artist of Romanian heritage based in Cobh, County Cork. He is affiliated with Horizon’s Suisha Inclusive Arts, which supports practitioners identified as disabled, D/deaf, and neurodivergent. This exhibition features an extensive body of work realised under the mentorship of Irish artist Róisín O’Sullivan, and is the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date.

Florin explores themes of belonging, human-animal interactions, and collective memory. Core to the exhibition is a group of sculptures representing a range of wildlife, reflecting the artist’s keen interest in the natural realm as a site of magic and invention. These works are complemented by collages depicting animals in a variety of landscapes and seascapes. Reality and the imagined meld through the lens of fantasy and storytelling, suggesting a dreamlike space of wonder and adventure.

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado, Director.

Florin Nolan is funded by the Arts Council through an Agility Award and the Arts and Disability Connect Scheme managed by Arts & Disability Ireland, as well as Cork County Council through a Bursary Award.

LAUNCH EVENT

SIRIUS
Saturday, 3 October
2-4pm
Free; no booking required

Florin Nolan in conversation with Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan

Florin Nolan, Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan discuss the personal and aesthetic considerations that inform Nolan’s practice and the exhnibition’s key themes.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: A detail of a collage by artist Florin Nolan.

Florin Nolan

Róisín O’Sullivan
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Horizons
Arts & Disability Ireland
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Exhibition – Florin Nolan: A World in Bloom

Florin Nolan is an Irish artist of Romanian heritage based in Cobh, County Cork. He is affiliated with Horizon’s Suisha Inclusive Arts, which supports practitioners identified as disabled, D/deaf, and neurodivergent. This exhibition features an extensive body of work realised under the mentorship of Irish artist Róisín O’Sullivan, and is the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date.

Florin explores themes of belonging, human-animal interactions, and collective memory. Core to the exhibition is a group of sculptures representing a range of wildlife, reflecting the artist’s keen interest in the natural realm as a site of magic and invention. These works are complemented by collages depicting animals in a variety of landscapes and seascapes. Reality and the imagined meld through the lens of fantasy and storytelling, suggesting a dreamlike space of wonder and adventure.

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado, Director.

Florin Nolan is funded by the Arts Council through an Agility Award and the Arts and Disability Connect Scheme managed by Arts & Disability Ireland, as well as Cork County Council through a Bursary Award.

LAUNCH EVENT

SIRIUS
Saturday, 3 October
2-4pm
Free; no booking required

Florin Nolan in conversation with Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan

Florin Nolan, Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan discuss the personal and aesthetic considerations that inform Nolan’s practice and the exhnibition’s key themes.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: A collage by artist Florin Nolan lying on a table.




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Exhibition – Florin Nolan: A World in Bloom

Florin Nolan is an Irish artist of Romanian heritage based in Cobh, County Cork. He is affiliated with Horizon’s Suisha Inclusive Arts, which supports practitioners with intellectual disabilities. His practice explores displacement and belonging, placemaking, human-animal interactions, and the dynamic between symbolism and phantasy.

This exhibition features an extensive body of new work. The production has been realised under the mentorship of artist Róisín O’Sullivan. The exhibition constitutes the most comprehensive presentation of Florin’s work to date.

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado, Director.

Florin Nolan is funded by the Arts Council through an Agility Award and the Arts and Disability Connect Scheme managed by Arts & Disability Ireland, as well as Cork County Council through a Bursary Award.

LAUNCH EVENT

SIRIUS
Saturday, 3 October
2-4pm
Free; no booking required

Florin Nolan in conversation with Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan

Florin Nolan, Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan discuss the personal and aesthetic considerations that inform Nolan’s practice, the themes of the exhibition’s key works, the process behind their production, and broader questions of art and disability.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: Artist Florin Nolan making a collage in a studio.

Florin Nolan


Megan Ní Dhrisceóil
John Beasley Photography
Suisha Inclusive Arts
Horizons Cork
Arts & Disability Ireland
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Would additional access funding be helpful to your arts application for 2027? If so, reserve a place on our webinar on Tuesday 29th September from 10am.

Siobhan Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer - Community Arts, will talk applicants through the steps involved in requesting access funding to support proposals to the Cork City Council 2027 Artist and the Community Award, Artist Bursary and Project Scheme. She will also talk about the value of access, provide tips on form filling and answer questions.

This event is highly recommended for Cork-based practitioners that are themselves, or supporting others who are, disabled or neurodivergent. Follow this Eventbrite link for booking https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/personal-disability-access-budgeting-for-the-arts-tickets-1999778716975

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided. Please get in touch if you have any other access requirements.

More information on available funding and an FAQ on access funding can be found here https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/arts-culture-heritage/arts-office/arts-funding/

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Access in the Arts. FREE Webinar with Cork City Council Arts Office 29th September 2026.
Personal Disability Acess Funding for 2027 with Siobhan Clancy, Cork City Council Arts Office 10am-11am 29.09.26 MS Teams
Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided
Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/personal-disability-access-budgeting-for-the-arts-tickets-1999778716975
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Well done Matthew Murphy - Media & Film 👏👏👏👏👏

Robbie Will Be Here Gearr Short Film Festival the 10th of October! 👔

I can’t put how delighted to say after 7 years of fellowing a mad passion of filmmaking. A pice of work I have put passion in as now finally been picked and for me to make my film festival debut that won’t be possible with an amazing cast, crew and support to help me put this mad project together.

And I’m thankful to Gearr Cork Festival and very thankful to share both stage and screen with my amazing fellow filmmakers! ☺️

Take some time out after Culture Night to join us in looking at how we can support disability access in the arts at two upcoming events.

On Tuesday 22nd September from 10am, we will look at how advocacy tools like Access Riders can support inclusion in the arts and ensure that greater numbers of artists can avail of opportunities such as arts funding for practice development and projects. We will hear from Emma Klemencic, and artist Moss Russell. This will event is one of our regular I.D.E.A. Exchanges, a relaxed informal gathering of arts workers with an interest in peer learning on best practice in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access.

On Tuesday 29th September from 10am, Siobhan Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer - Community Arts, will demonstrate how to apply for access fundings for applicants to the Cork City Council 2027 Artist and the Community Award, Artist Bursary and Project Scheme.

Both events are highly recommended for Cork-based practitioners that are themselves, or supporting others who are, disabled or neurodivergent. Follow this Eventbrite link for booking https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/cork-city-arts-office-40351989423

Elements of both events will be recording and made available as resources here https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/arts-culture-heritage/arts-office/arts-funding/

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided at both events. Please get in touch if you have any other access requirements.

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Access in the Arts. FREE Info Events with Cork City Council Arts Office 22nd & 29th September 2026.

I.D.E.A. Exchange - In-person Peer Learning on Disability Access with Emma Klemencic, Crawford Supported Studios & artist Moss Russell. 10am-12pm 22.09.26 Cork City Council Chamber

Webinar - Personal Disability Acess Funding for 2027 with Siobhan Clancy, Cork City Council Arts Office 10am-11am 29.09.26 MS Teams

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided at both events

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/cork-city-arts-office-40351989423

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Go Florin Nolan 🎨 We love collaborative work with great partners - Thank you Sirius Arts Centre Arts & Disability Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Cork County Council Arts Office Megan Ní Dhrisceóil

It is fantastic to host artist Florin Nolan at SIRIUS. Florin has been making new work for a solo show at SIRIUS with mentorship from artist Roisín O’Sullivan. While in residence, he is experimenting with media such as collage and painting, as well as exploring broader questions about the new work and its display. We are happy to support Florin’s professional development and look forward to showing his work at SIRIUS.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: Artist Florin Nolan sitting at a large wooden table in the SIRIUS residency, working on a large collage piece, with a paintbrush in his hand.

Florin Nolan


John Beasley Photography
Megan Ní Dhrisceóil
Suisha Inclusive Arts
Horizons Cork
Arts & Disability Ireland
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon